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Tag: Vol. 46 No. 24
Issue of Mar. 23 – 29, 2017
Chicago Cocktail Summit 2017: David Wondrich’s seminar ‘Chicago Cocktails and Bars of Old,’ and more events
Summit founder Billy Helmkamp of the Whistler talks about what to expect from this year’s event.
Latin American immigrants are unique in the history of U.S. immigration
Previous generations of immigrants mostly came from places in which America hadn’t meddled.
Kwame Raoul wants to stop the violence. Will his new bill accomplish this?
The Illinois state senator defends his proposal to enact stricter sentences for repeat gun-offenders, and laxer ones for non-violent first-time offenders.
David Leggett at Shane Campbell Gallery, Kweku Collins, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Scientific Art + Karaoke, MAC & Cheese Cook-Off, and more happenings from March 24-26
Jason Van Dyke indicted on 16 new charges—one for each bullet that hit Laquan McDonald, and other Chicago news
Also, a Jurassic World dinosaur park exhibit is coming to the Field Museum in May.
Remembering underground comics artists Jay Lynch and Skip Williamson
Jane Shay Wald, Lynch’s ex-wife, remembers the wild 60s with her former husband, his partner in comics, and their influence on the medium.
Remembering Bill Paxton in Near Dark, one of his finest performances
This year also marks the 30th anniversary of Kathryn Bigelow’s stylish vampire western.
Lots of questions about police accountability, few satisfying answers from IPRA director
Sharon Fairley spoke with the Invisible Institute’s Jamie Kalven—and a room of Chicagoans sick of waiting for police reform.
Making sense of Putin’s ‘ghastly trick’
Piecing through what we know—and what we think we know—about ongoing investigations into Russian interference with U.S. presidential elections.
A mock trial at the Art Institute revisits the dicey question of who owns culture
A mock Parthenon Marbles trial in Chicago renders a verdict in favor of sending the loot back to Greece.
If only Chicago had been as cavalier about NATO gatherings as Trump is
As the secretary of state snubs NATO, we remember the raw deal that was the 2012 NATO summit in Chicago.
Why are CBD products sold over the counter some places and tightly regulated in others?
This chemical compound found in marijuana presents a tale of two extracts.
A lightning round of answers to questions from Toronto’s Curious Minds Weekend
Dan addresses threesomes, butt plugs, Justin Trudeau, and more.